Analyzing Watsco Inc (WSO)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Watsco Inc [WSO] stock is trading at $323.51, down -3.67%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The WSO shares have lost -6.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.21%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Watsco Inc [NYSE: WSO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 15, 2025, when William Blair downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Previously, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock with Equal-Weight rating on April 14, 2025, and set its price target to $515. On January 17, 2025, Raymond James initiated with a Mkt Perform rating. Northcoast started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $500 on December 08, 2023. Mizuho started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on July 25, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $360. In a note dated July 10, 2023, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded an Sector Weight rating on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Watsco Inc fluctuated between $331.49 and $571.41. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $430 within the next 12 months. Watsco Inc [NYSE: WSO] shares were valued at $323.51 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.92% based on the average WSO price forecast.

Analyzing the WSO fundamentals

According to Watsco Inc [NYSE:WSO], the company’s sales were 7.41B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -4.31% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.2. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.16.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 317.40 points at the first support level, and at 311.30 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 335.26, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 347.02.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Watsco Inc [NYSE:WSO] has a current ratio of 3.84. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.86 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.4. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.77, the price to book ratio is 4.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.24.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Custer John Michael, Director, that happened on Jun 10 ’25 when 2200.0 shares were sold. Director, ALVAREZ CESAR L completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to sell 2100.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director CESAR L. ALVAREZ bought 2100.0 shares on Mar 05 ’25.

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